Manu Ginobili's UFO explained: Red Bull skydivers

Posted on: December 14, 2010 4:47 pm

Edited on: August 14, 2011 9:35 pm

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili claimed to see a UFO in Los Angeles, and Red Bull skydivers are now taking the credit. Posted by Ben Golliver. We noted last week that San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili claimed to have seen an unidentified flying object in Los Angeles and that, while the UFO was caught on video, no one knew what it was at the time.
On Monday, skydivers sponsored by the energy drink Red Bull, known as the "Red Bull Air Force," claimed responsibility for the UFO sightings. Writing on RedBullAirForce.com, skydiver Jon DeVore explained, "I was watching the news and I see them reporting on 2 UFO sighting in Santa Monica. The sightings were on Dec 1 & 8. As soon as I saw the videos on the news I busted up laughing. It was us jumping with our night flares. The next night my wife’s friend called her and told her that TMZ was reporting on it. I went on line and found that quite a few people were posting on the sightings. Even Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs) saw the jump and reported UFO’s on his twitter and Face Book page."
TucsonCitizen.com notes that a number of recent UFO sightings have been similarly explained as skydivers flying with flares at night.
De Vore also posted this video taken during the jump on YouTube.
I knew that Red Bull could give you wings, but I didn't know it could give you saucers.
Hopefully this news will put Ginobili's mind at ease. It's hard to call this episode a distraction, though, as his Spurs currently have a NBA-best 20-3 record.

Manu Ginobili's UFO explained: Red Bull skydivers

I am amazed at the amount of people who believe that every UFO sighting is simply a flare. Our government and media has everyone so scared to stand by what they see. I mean really???? If an individual witnesses a UFO, do you really think a flare in the same area MUST be the answer? It's like when the military asks civilians who question what goes on in the sky....do you really know how vast the sky is? QUIT LIVING IN A BOX PEOPLE. There reallly might be more out there than you know. And no, I'm not a conspiracy theorist, I just chose to have my own opinions and you should stop believing everything that CNN, NBC, ABC, and our government has to say. Wake up people and think for yourselves. Or continue with your controlled way of living.

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